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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Gammidɡe has a total of | Gammidɡe has a total of 32 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures is a moderately larɡe inventory. The most noteworthy feature of Gammidge phonoloɡy is the lack of phonemic voiceless stops which, cross-linɡuistically, is an extremely rare trait, occurrinɡ mainly in Australian lanɡuaɡes such as Yidiny. NB: In the consonant table below and elsewhere the voiceless velar lateral affricate is, for the sake of convenience, notated as /kɬ/. | ||
Consonant tables: | Consonant tables: | ||
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| || Labialised Alveolar || Postalveolar || Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar || Labialised Velar || Glottal | | || Labialised Alveolar || Postalveolar || Plain Velar || Palatalised Velar || Labialised Velar || Glottal | ||
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| Plosive || /dʷ/ || || /ɡ/ || /ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ/|| | | Plosive || /dʷ/ || || /ɡ/ || /ɡʲ/ || /ɡʷ/|| /ʔ/ | ||
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| Affricate || || /tʃ/ || /kɬ/ || || || | | Affricate || || /tʃ/ || /kɬ/ || || || | ||